Broadway’s Longest-Running Musical Turns Out the Lights

<p>“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in the history of Broadway, will close its doors on Sunday after more than three decades.</p><p>We went backstage during one of the final performances before the show’s famous chandelier crashes down one last time.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-paulson">Michael Paulson</a>, a theater correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The show was originally set to close in February, but the announcement<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/theater/phantom-opera-broadway-closing.html"> set off a surge in ticket sales</a>. “Phans,” as they call themselves, rushed to see it one last time.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/theater/phantom-broadway-cameron-mackintosh.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/theater/phantom-broadway-cameron-mackintosh.html">In an interview</a>, Cameron Mackintosh said weakening box office and rising production costs led to the decision to end “Phantom’s” run.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>